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Women are monsters, victims and heroes in 'Evil Dead Rise'

Lily Sullivan in a scene from "Evil Dead Rise." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

When director Lee Cronin set out to make the latest installment of the "Evil Dead" franchise, he knew he wanted to bring a fresh angle to his version of the iconic horror series while still giving winks and nods throughout to his source material.

"I didn't want to reboot a reboot or reboot something from before. So, I needed to find a new world, new characters," he said.

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